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Procedure documentation Define Physical Destination Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

Communication between the SAP system and a sales/use tax package are established using RFC (Remote Function Call). You must create an RFC destination that specifies the type of communication and the directory path in which the tax package executable or shell scripts program is installed. You must set up the RFC destination as a TCP/IP communication protocol. The destination is user-defined.

Note

This setup is frequently an area of concern. An understanding of the directory path is of utmost importance.

Procedure

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      1.      To define a physical destination, in Customizing for Financial Accounting, choose Financial Accounting Global Settings ® Taxes on Sales/Purchases ® Basic Settings ® External Tax Calculation ® Define Physical Destination.

      2.      Choose Create.

      3.      Select and enter a logical name for the RFC Destination, for example, VERTEX or TAXWARE.

      4.      Enter T (Start an external program via TCP/IP) for Connection type.

      5.      Enter a short description text and choose enter.

      6.      Define the directory path.

This is the directory path in which the tax package executable or shell script program is installed.

There are two recommended methods to define the directory path:

·        SAP and Tax Software Package reside on the same server

If the SAP system and the external tax package are to reside on the same server, choose Application Server to select as the program location. In the field Program, specify the external tax package’s executable or shell script program, along with the directory path in which it was installed. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

·        SAP and Tax Software Package reside on different servers

If the SAP system and the external tax package were to reside on different servers, then this is an explicit communication setup. Choose Explicit host. In the field Program, specify the external tax package’s executable or shell script program along with the directory path in which it was installed. In the field Target Host, enter the host name of the server where the external tax package resides. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

      7.      If necessary, set up the correct SAP gateway host and gateway service.

 

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